Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ropati pounced for his 13th try of the season nine minutes later and second rower Sonny Nickle scored in the 79th minute to ensure Saints share the League lead with Wigan . |
| 2 | Slaven pounced for his 14th goal of the season , his first since his knee operation , in front of Boro 's jubilant fans . |
| 3 | Sir Anthony 's lips slid over his small teeth in what passed for his public smile , and he accepted , without waiting for their answer . |
| 4 | A DEVOTED son who cared for his paralysed father until he died has received a prestigious European Child of Achievement award at a ceremony in France . |
| 5 | Fifty or sixty perfect , pointed teeth gleamed between his parted lips . |
| 6 | He read through his first paragraph — after years of novel-writing he found it easier to put it all in the third person . |
| 7 | I froze when they first said that in the town where we lived for his firm job . |
| 8 | MIGHTY MOGUL yesterday cruised through his toughest test to date with a tremendously impressive victory in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton . |
| 9 | However he remains unseen because Sauron can not pierce the shadows he made for his own defence . |
| 10 | Christopher made for his favourite restaurant in his favourite town — Agen . |
| 11 | When she read about his new marriage she said , The yellow press have caught him , poor boy . |
| 12 | It appears that he appointed as his prime minister , Mr. Omer Arteh Qalib . |
| 13 | During the time which elapsed after his initial registration ( and the then delayed approval of his proposals ) , in line with Council 's determination to raise entry standards and tighten up membership requirements overall , the thesis content expected was increased to 10,000 words . |
| 14 | There was an ‘ Oof ! ’ of expelled air as the man fell to his knees , his broad shoulders heaving as he strained for his next breath . |
| 15 | John Tyzack provided for his comfortable retirement in Oxford by selling the business to Henderson Administration , the well-known investment trust . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's for the starving multitudes , ’ he whined through his matted beard , holding out the crock of gold in his blood-stained fingers . |
| 17 | The banister of the back staircase has the same pattern as the glazing bars of a glass-fronted cabinet Lutyens designed for his own house . |
| 18 | Armed with the classic mandarin 's pedigree , he joined the Treasury in 1961 and over the next 27 years he bounced between his first department and Downing Street , with the pattern being broken only by a spell with the Bank of England and City institutions in 1969 . |
| 19 | Nothing happened with the turbine , but the V8 got as far as running in prototype form in the James Bond Esprit , which Rudd used as his personal car for a time . |
| 20 | Felix 's wife started talking about poetry , which she wrote , while Felix shouted about his last visit to Castro . |
| 21 | His name was Klaus Fuchs and the penalty he incurred for his epoch-making betrayal of atomic secrets was already paid , after less than ten years in prison . |
| 22 | The first house he built for his own occupation was a stopgap , put up to live in until something more suitable was acquired . |
| 23 | Feted as a genius at twenty-one , wined and dined for his striking originality , the world his oyster and a nice vivacious wife to boot … |
| 24 | The reformers accepted Malthus 's analysis but not what they regarded as his negative attitude towards working-class behaviour . |
| 25 | Nicknamed the Dottore sottile ( " subtle doctor " ) , he had become reconciled in the 1980s with Craxi , whom he had previously criticized for what he regarded as his autocratic attitudes . |
| 26 | Two imposing items which arrived in Swanage were the prominent Wellington ‘ lock ’ tower at Peveril and the 17th century facade from the Mercers ' Hall in Cheapside which George Burt used for his new Town Hall . |
| 27 | The crucial moment in his life occurred during his brief residence in the United States . |
| 28 | Before , she had understood his choice in a theoretical fashion ; now she was seeing what that choice meant , and how hard he tried for his poor patients , and for such little return other than the simple and offered faith of the poor , suffering girl on the bed . |
| 29 | By the end of the second day the visitors had reached 239 for 7 , only Gomes and Lloyd making an impression as Allott , recalled after a two-year absence , headed for his best Test return or 6 for 61 . |
| 30 | A little later , dressed and breakfasted , I let the dog out again , and , oh joy , he headed for his favourite bush . |